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Portland Observer, January 14,1962 Page 11 k - Why the Cowboys lost or how the forty-niners won will be the topic o f conversation in many bars across the land for many months to come. This game, like the classic between M ia m a and San D iego, was tru ly one that will long be remembered. It was well played, intense and th rill ing. Glenn Dickey o f the Chronicle says, “ Coaches never learn, even a smart coach lik e Dallas* Tom Landry. The Cowboys' strategy in the closing minutes o f yesterday's N F L cham pionship game con tributed almost as much to the out come as the 49er’s determination. When the 49ers got the ball for the last tim e, almost five minutes still rem ained. Though the 49ers were 89 yards from the goal, that is plenty o f tim e to win a fo o tb all game.’’ At this point instead o f applying m axim um pressure, the Cowboys elected to go instead to the notor ious "prevent” defense. In the “ prevent’ ’ Dallas brought in six defensive backs and thus gave the No. I passing quaterback in the N F L, Joe Montana, all the time and spece to do whatever he wanted. In the “ prevent" the backs take deep drops, which leaves them ex tremely vulnerable to the run, even against a team which isn’t noted for a strong running game. M o n tan t went to work immediately with runs and short passes. Dallas* so-called prevent defense allowed H alfback Leavil E llio tt to look like Tony Dorsett reading o ff conservative runs o f six, I I and seven ycaars, something that prob ably would not have happened had Dallas stayed in their conventional defense. I t ’ s always amazed me how e f fective teams ere, all teams, w ith their two minute drills. And how in effective these prevent defense are, and yet these highly successful coaches game after game and year after year. W ith 1:15 left in the game the 49crs get to the Dallas 13 after Fred die Solomon swept the left side for 15 on a reverse. A t this point the Blazermania Sport Talk by Ron Sykes, Sports Editor fo rty-n in ers could use the entire play book, time was no longer a fac tor. The rest you know. The follow ing is a list o f reasons why San Fran- cisdo won: M ontana had plenty o f time to exploit the weakness o f the Dallas secondary and particularly Charlie Waters. C h alie You n g , tight end, had “ too ta ll" Jones in his hip pocket all day long. The soggy Held neutralized Tony Dorsett’s speed. Defensively, they kept the C ow boys from moving the ball with any consistency by pressuring the re ceivers and playing them tightly. D allas only had three sacks all day. O8U Baakatball Oregon State was simply fantastic as they ro lled S ta n fo rd 81-38 Monday night. H ow does one describe the O re gon State Beavers? T h in k about a machine that’s dirt free, well-oiled and pumping with precision and you have the 1891 -82 Orange express. Oregon State, ISth-ranked in the n atio n , pushed it ’ s record to 11-2 and to 4-0 in the conference. M ake no bones about it this game was won on defense. Lester Conner and his OSU team mates were all over the floor. In one five -m in u te span O S U forced six Stanford turnovers. And you don’t have to be a mathematician to know that that’s better than one per min ute. The C ardinals must now know how General Custer felt at the Little Big Horn. Lester C o nn er, O S U g u ard , is perhaps the best lead guard in the nation. The 6-4, O akland product put on quite a show for his Bay area fans. Conner in 38 minutes had 17 points on 8-10 shooting, and tied the school record with seven steals. The Beavers are a talented group. Is Ralph M iller building dynasty? Injuries hamper Oregon Oregon football may be borrow next season. C o rn erb ack Ross ing its approach to next season from Oibbs received the Bob O ffic e r G eneral Douglas M a c A rth u r. But A w ard fo r b attlin g back fro m in the approach holds tru e fo r what juries. happened last fa ll and what is ex Footnote: And the Ducks are one pected for the Ducks next fall. o f seven teams still being considered M a c A rth u r said, upon escaping by B eaverto n ’ s 6 -8 , 265 pound from the Philippine Islands early in A ndy F itz p a tric k . N o tre D am e, the war, “ I shall return!" U S C , W ashington, A riz o n a State The Ducks, who were expected to and Oklahoma are the others. challenge for the P A C -1 0 title last fall, wound up 2-9 instead, as an un f Washington helps Oregon precedented cluster o f in ju ries hit the in terio r o ffensive line and the Friendship between the states o f quarterback position. Oregon and Washington may have So it’s only natural that the bugle improved or dim in ish ed .. .depend call for next autumn be as some on ing on your point o f view and your the football staff already have been geographical p re ju d ic e .. .because saying, " W e shall return!" I t ’s also o f the success O regon basketball n atu ra l because there are a good coach Jim Haney has had in convin num ber o f players back fro m the cing W ashington high school bas team that in 1980 won over both ketball stars to enroll at the UO. Washington and U C L A on the road N o fewer than five o f W ashing and tied USC on Oregon’s way to a to n ’ s finets have chosen O regon 6-3-2 record. over home state schools in the past Among them will be three defen three years. It really d id n ’ t begin sive players with A ll-A m erican cre w ith C a p ta in John G reig o f dentials, m iddle-linebacker C hris Olympia, for there have been others Cosgrove, cornerback Steve Brown, in years past going both ways. But and end M ik e W a lte r. A lso back Greig, a 6-7 forwasrd, is the first o f will be a quarterback, Kevin Lusk, the current q u in te t. H e holds the who was out o f action much o f the P A C -10 record o f 40 conservative past season with a dislocated collar free throws, having transferred to bone, plus freshman quarterbacks O regon fro m W enatchee Jun io r M ik e Owens and M ik e Jorgensen, College three years ago, when many who got game experience p re m a believed he was headed for the U ni turely in 1981., versity o f Washington. Despite the unexpected tu r n T w o year ago, the Ducks wel around o f the record there was comed two Washingtonians, seven- much to take pride in last fall that foot center Ron Burns (T a c o m a), was reflected in the in d iv id u a l now sidelined for the season with a awards given at the annual football back ailm en t, and g u a rd /fo rw a rd banquet. Paul Bain, Mercer Island. Named outstanding player to re This year produced the real coup, ceive the H o ffm an Award was tail however, as Oregon was the choice back Reggie B ro w n , w ho led the o f two players generally considered team in rushing again, and in two the best in Washington: seven-foot seasons was able to move into the center B lair Rasmussen (A u b u rn ) school’ s list o f t o p - 10 career and 6-8 quicksilver forward Rodnie rushers. Taylor, Bothell. The Len C asanova firs t-y e a r — Oregon Today award went to defensive tackle M ike G ra y , ano th er man who should make the defense potent next fa ll. Defensive tackle Steve Johnson re ceived the Clarke award as the most improved player, and also is back Top Twenty FISHER For the first time since season began U C L A failed to make top twenty chart. Idaho moves up to 14. Vandals at 12-0 deserve top ten ran kin g . DePaul at No. 4 is probably ovet’- rated. N orth C aro lin a Tarheels is good choice for top after beating a good Virginia team led by the irre pressible Ralph Sam p-son. San Francisco, the only Wes, Coast team in top 10, led by 6-4 guard Q uentin D ailey, is solid at N o. 7. Georgetown ranked No. 8 should be ranked second. Hoyas are strong and each game 7-0 freshman center Pa, Ewing plays, they get better and better. Look for Coach Joba Thompson’s Georgetown team to make fin al four in N C A A tourney. Kentucky, ranked sixth, should be ready to move now that star center Sam Bowie is ready for action. By sea sons end look for Idaho Vandals to move into top 8 or 10. UPI Top Twenty I . North Carolina 2. Missouri 3. Virginia 4. DePaul 5. Iowa 6. Kentucky 7. San Francisco 8. Georgetown 9. Arkansas I0. Houston I I . Minnesota I2. North Carolina St. 13. Alabama I 4 . Idaho 15. Oregon State I6. Wichita State 17. Louisville 18. Tulsa 19. Texas 20. Virginia Tech lineup p atien t Jim Brewer found himself in a position that he’s grown accustomed to, that is at the far end o f the bench. Coach Pa, Riley had been some what pleased with a line-up o f K ar eem and his greyhounds. T h at lineup included Jab b ar, M agic Johnson, Norm Nixon and Jamaal W ilkes. But that lasted about one week as the Lakers were humiliated in a 20-point loss to Phoenix. Enter Jim Brewer, 6-8, power for ward and a veteran o f 11 years. One im port—Toyota. And for the past ten year« D onny Anderson has followed that example selling them. For any advice on new or used cars, leasing, or general information on how to buy a car and no, get burnt call him at »41108 (leave a message) D ow ntow n Portland Portland Observer Top Twenty 1. 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